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In Valcamonica, several of these constitute the most ancient maps known in Europe, such as the Bedolina Map.In this example, it is possible to make out cultivated fields, access paths, houses, and other topographical details.Paleolithic artists have five main colors at their disposal: yellow, red, brown, black and white.White is more rare, but it is seen at Lascaux cave.The first, fairly simple buff-coloured terracotta vases date from tile Peiligang culture of China (seventh to sixth millennium ?? Later findings from the Yang-Shao culture (fifth to fourth millennium ??) include vases decorated with fish and other animals and tripodal vessels shaped like owls.The Lascaux Cave paintings for example were made with brushes made from animal fur.Because the people who made these art pieces were amateurs there is evidence of their desire to show both realism and to use abstraction in an effort to make the art more portable.